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title: "Taking vertical farming to the next level"
type: "article"
space: "MyNews"
author: "Ryan Flanagan"
created: 2023-05-17T13:50:29Z
updated: 2023-05-17T13:50:29Z
tags: ["feature-stories"]
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/112/mynews/articles/feature-stories/10394/taking-vertical-farming-to-the-next-level"
---

# Taking vertical farming to the next level

It’s easy for many of us to look at unused space and envision it becoming something else, such as a playground or a swimming pool.

When Brandon Hebor looks at unused space, his mind immediately pictures just one thing: a farm.

Mr. Hebor is at the forefront of the emerging industry of vertical farming. Shortly after graduating from the [Sustainable Business Management](https://www.senecacollege.ca/programs/fulltime/SMB.html) \(SMB\) program, he entered the [HELIX](https://www.senecacollege.ca/innovation/helix.html) incubator and co-developed Ripple Farms, the [award-winning](https://www.senecacollege.ca/news-and-events/past-news/ripple-farms-wins-innovation-award.html) company behind the [first urban farm](https://www.senecacollege.ca/news-and-events/past-news/rpf.html) at Newnham Campus.

Since then, he’s founded [Boreal Greens](https://www.borealgreensco.ca/), an enterprise that produces crops and leverages his expertise in vertical farming to offer consulting and innovation services to other aspiring farmers.

[Read more](https://www.senecacollege.ca/news-and-events/seneca-news/taking-vertical-farming-to-the-next-level.html#.html)